Madeleine Egle

Madeleine Egle
Egle in 2024
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998
Rinn, Austria
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryAustria
SportLuge
EventSingles
Medal record
Women's luge
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
2022 Beijing Team relay
2018 Pyeongchang Team relay
World Championships
2021 Königssee Team relay
2023 Oberhof Team relay
2025 Whistler Team relay
2024 Altenberg Singles
2025 Whistler Mixed singles
European Championships
2020 Lillehammer Team relay
2024 Igls Singles
2024 Igls Team relay
2025 Winterberg Team relay
2022 St. Moritz Singles
2025 Winterberg Singles
Winter Youth Olympic Games
2016 Lillehammer Singles

Madeleine Egle (born 21 August 1998) is an Austrian luger. She won bronze at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics and in 2018 another bronze medal at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Career

Egle turned pro in 2015 at the age of 16. She debuted at the FIL World Luge Championships during the 2015 FIL World Luge Championships. A year later she won her first career medal at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.[1]

She made her Olympics debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.[2] Egle won a bronze medal during the team relay event.

Personal life

Egle's younger sister, Selina Egle, is also a luger.[3]

References

  1. ^ "At the Winter Youth Olympic Games that year in Lillehammer, Norway, Apshkrum beat Germany's Jessica Tiebel (silver) and Austria's Madeleine Egle (bronze)..." PAHerald.sk.ca. 10 February 2018. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Debütantinnen sind Madeleine Egle (19) und Hannah Prock (18), für sie geht es vordergründig darum, Erfahrungen zu sammeln (German)". sn.at. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Max Langenhan doubles up to win Sprint at FIL Luge World Cup as Egle family shines at Lake Placid". eurosport.com. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2025.